A pregnant Hollywood star caught German measles from a fan and gave birth to a brain-damaged child. That tragic event was made the backstory in a well-known novel and movie. Who was the star and what is the movie?

Hmm, Kay, it's probably only a matter of wording, but the State Department doesn't have its own Chief of Protocol. The Office of Protocol is a division of the State Department and is headed by the US Chief of Protocol. If that's who you mean, the answer is Shirley Temple Black.

What professional wrestler turned actor and then politician and ended up a state governor?